PLEDGE TO CARE FOR CREATION

As the Episcopal branch of the Jesus Movement, we long to grow loving, liberating, life-giving relationship with the whole of God’s Creation. Together, we pledge to protect and renew the Earth and all who call it home. Together, we are living the Way of Love and make this commitment to specific actions.

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LOVING

We will share our stories of love and concern for the Earth and link with others who care about protecting the sacred web of life.

Examples:

  • Record a 1-minute video answering the questions “When have you experienced wonder in God’s Creation? What is your commitment to protect what you love?” Stretch yourself and post to social media networks or to creation@episcopalchurch.org
  • Form a Care of Creation group in your congregation or diocese, or connect with a group in your local community. Stretch yourself and organize your group to apply for a Creation Care Grant.
  • Connect with others who are passionate for the care of Creation, whether in your congregation, city, state or church-wide. 
  • Learn about StorySharing work through the Beloved Community StorySharing Project (www.episcopalchurch.org/storysharing) and Called to Transformation (www.calledtotransformation.org) to prepare to share stories of our love for God and Creation.

LIBERATING

We will stand with those most vulnerable to the harmful effects of environmental degradation and climate change – women, children, poor people and communities of color, refugees, and migrants.

Examples:

  • Sign on for alerts from the Episcopal Public Policy Network at https://advocacy.episcopalchurch.org. Stretch yourself and engage in advocacy around an environmental justice issue close to your heart.
  • Learn more about a specific way that climate change or environmental degradation affects people near you. Stretch yourself and listen to the stories of hurting neighbors, and find ways to ally with them.
  • Oppose environmental racism, sexism, classism in the community near you or elsewhere.
  • Learn about the Paris Accord and the United Nations Conference of Parties, and support efforts to adopt and advance the Accord at state, regional and local levels.
  • Advocate to protect vulnerable people/lands/species, especially in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
  • Inhibit extraction practices that hurt communities and/or the natural environment. 

LIFE-GIVING

We will change our habits and choices in order to live more simply, humbly and gently on the Earth.

Examples:

  • Personally use the carbon tracker at www.diocal.org/climate. Stretch yourself and organize your whole congregation to sign up and track their carbon footprint.
  • Change your eating habits by consuming less meat and reducing the amount of food your family wastes. Stretch yourself by committing to a goal, like one meatless meal per day.
  • Introduce formation resources in your congregation to help others to live more simply, humbly, and gently on the Earth.
  • Promote conscious food decisions and local, sustainable agriculture.
  • Support use of the carbon tax and carbon offsets.
  • Ask diocesan officials to track energy use as part of the parochial report, and promote energy and water efficiency across the church.
  • Learn about the Paris Accord and the United Nations Conference of Parties and support the adoption of the Accord at state, regional and local levels.
  • Contribute to regenerative agriculture, biodiversity conservation, and habitat restoration.
  • Help your community to transition to clean energy economies and encourage stewardship of creation with church-owned lands.
  • Promote ocean health and phase out use of bottled water in church-related facilities.
  • Help your church to rely on renewable energy and to track fossil fuel divestment/reinvestment Learn about ocean health, watersheds, and water as a human right.


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